Spirit of the West

HIGHLIGHTS

Sold out two dates, April 15 & 16, 2016, at Vancouver`s Commodore Ballroom in two days

1995 Juno Award Nominees - Group of the Year

1992 Juno Award Nominees - Video of the Year for "Political"

1991 Juno Award Nominees - Breakthrough Group of the Year

BIOGRAPHY

Nearing the three-and-a-half decade mark, Spirit of the West continues to rock audiences with their original and potent blend of Folk, Celtic, Rock, Pop and Punk. The band that began in 1983 as an innocent trio of acoustic guitar, flutes and bouzouki is now a musical and performance powerhouse that features 6 musicians and dozens of instrument changes in a night's worth of timeless and beloved songs.

With 13 albums to their credit, five of them gold and three platinum, a history of extensive touring throughout the western world, and the authorship of a drinking song ("Home For a Rest"), so well known and loved that it is often called ‘Canada's unofficial national anthem', Spirit of the West's legacy has grown to legendary status.

Fan favourites such as ‘And if Venice is Sinking', ‘Save This House', ‘Puttin' Up with the Joneses' and the quintessential drinking song ‘The Crawl' have etched themselves into the soundtrack of youth of several generations of Canadians.

In recognition of Spirit's long career they have been inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Western Canadian Music Association, have received the National Achievement Award from the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, and were, in 2014, presented with a star in Vancouver's ‘Starwalk', located on Theatre Row on Granville Street.